1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. Temple defeated No. 13 seed Drexel in the opening round^[1] before falling to No. 5 seed Indiana, 67–58.^[2] The team finished with a record of 23–8 (12–4 A-10).

1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 12
Record	23–8 (12–4 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (12th season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 UMass †	14	–	2		.875			28	–	7		.800
No. 12 Temple	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
George Washington	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
West Virginia	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Rhode Island	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Rutgers	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11		.313			14	–	14		.500
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			10	–	17		.370
† 1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown PG 4 Rick Brunson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Salem HS Salem, MA G/F 21 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, FL G/F 23 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Glenn Hills HS Philadelphia, PA C 33 William Cunningham 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So McNair HS Augusta, GA	Head coach John Chaney Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1993*	No. 7	at No. 3 Kansas	W 73–59	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 7	UAB	W 55–52	2–0	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1993*	No. 5	vs. Villanova	W 54–49	3–0	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1993*	No. 4	No. 17 Cincinnati	W 88–72	4–0	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1993*	No. 4	vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech	L 51–57	4–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 28, 1993*	No. 4	vs. Fairleigh Dickinson	W 63–51	5–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Jan 2, 1994	No. 4	Saint Joseph's	W 67–54	6–1 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1994	No. 7	West Virginia	L 47–49	6–2 (1–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1994	No. 7	No. 23 George Washington	W 80–64	7–2 (2–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1994*	No. 13	Penn	W 76–65	8–2	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1994	No. 13	at Rhode Island	W 69–49	9–2 (3–1)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 20, 1994*	No. 11	at La Salle	W 68–55	10–2	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1994	No. 11	at Rutgers	W 78–56	11–2 (4–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Atlantic 10 Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(4 E) No. 12	vs. (13 E) Drexel First Round	W 61–39	23–7	USAir Arena (18,667) Landover, Maryland
Mar 20, 1994*	(4 E) No. 12	vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana Second Round	L 58–67	23–8	USAir Arena  Landover, Maryland
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "McKie Turns It On, Owls Dump Dragons". The Washington Post. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
2. "No Sparks Fly as Indiana Beats Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
3. "1993–94 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
4. "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.